Eldorado Posted September 17, 2018 #1 Share Posted September 17, 2018 A monkey is on the run after escaping a research laboratory in Louisiana. Staff at the New Iberia Research Center (Nirc), part of the University of Louisiana, realised the young rhesus macaque was missing on Saturday following what it described as a “cage failure”. On Sunday, the 12-pound monkey was spotted heading to a woods in the town of New Iberia, around 30 miles southeast of Lafayette, the university said on its Facebook page. Full tail: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/monkey-escape-lab-university-louisiana-new-iberia-research-center-rhesus-macaque-a8541191.html This is how it starts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurriesRock Posted September 17, 2018 #2 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Escapes? Are we sure it escaped, or was there an environmental terror group at work here and the media doesn't want to inform the public of anything that might distract from the constant Trump hate? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 17, 2018 #3 Share Posted September 17, 2018 I hope the little guy makes it to a place of safety. What kind of experiments were they doing on it? Run little monkey! 4 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurriesRock Posted September 17, 2018 #4 Share Posted September 17, 2018 16 minutes ago, susieice said: I hope the little guy makes it to a place of safety. What kind of experiments were they doing on it? Run little monkey! Don't they use a lot of monkeys in vaccine testing? That poor monkey could be spreading some dangerous virus as we speak! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 17, 2018 #5 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Just now, FurriesRock said: Don't they use a lot of monkeys in vaccine testing? That poor monkey could be spreading some dangerous virus as we speak! Link says he is not carrying disease. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurriesRock Posted September 17, 2018 #6 Share Posted September 17, 2018 15 minutes ago, susieice said: Link says he is not carrying disease. Do you really think they would tell the truth if it was? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 17, 2018 #7 Share Posted September 17, 2018 50 shades of paranoia. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 17, 2018 #8 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Just now, XenoFish said: 50 shades of paranoia. As he was used in "breeding" group, I'd worry more about mutation. Read Dean Koontz? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted September 17, 2018 #9 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Just now, susieice said: As he was used in "breeding" group, I'd worry more about mutation. Read Dean Koontz? Ever seen the movie "28 Days Later"? The zombie holocaust started with the "rage" virus being injected in to monkeys who then escaped...not good! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 17, 2018 #10 Share Posted September 17, 2018 1 minute ago, susieice said: As he was used in "breeding" group, I'd worry more about mutation. Read Dean Koontz? That's not the reason for my comment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robotic Jew Posted September 17, 2018 #11 Share Posted September 17, 2018 22 minutes ago, FurriesRock said: Escapes? Are we sure it escaped, or was there an environmental terror group at work here and the media doesn't want to inform the public of anything that might distract from the constant Trump hate? Army of the 12 monkeys? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted September 17, 2018 #12 Share Posted September 17, 2018 13 minutes ago, XenoFish said: 50 shades of paranoia. I give 'em a week. 2 at the most. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 17, 2018 #13 Share Posted September 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, Dark_Grey said: Ever seen the movie "28 Days Later"? The zombie holocaust started with the "rage" virus being injected in to monkeys who then escaped...not good! 5 minutes ago, XenoFish said: That's not the reason for my comment. You guys really think he's contaminated with an unknown virus? Here's what the place is about. If he was breeding, he'll be ok. There are no monkeys native to Louisiana. If not, they will have to warn the public or face dire consequences from a lot of very angry people. That's likely to happen anyway. https://nirc.louisiana.edu/about-us 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 17, 2018 #14 Share Posted September 17, 2018 My comment wasn't directed at the monkey. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imaginarynumber1 Posted September 17, 2018 #15 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Just now, XenoFish said: My comment wasn't directed at the monkey. In a manner of speaking it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 17, 2018 #16 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Just now, Imaginarynumber1 said: In a manner of speaking it was Perhaps. As for the actual monkey. It will either be caught or killed. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FurriesRock Posted September 17, 2018 #17 Share Posted September 17, 2018 32 minutes ago, XenoFish said: That's not the reason for my comment. Yeah, how dare people make comments that you don't like, right? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 17, 2018 #18 Share Posted September 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, FurriesRock said: Yeah, how dare people make comments that you don't like, right? You are one salty ill tempered person. Do you wake up every morning looking for something to be p***ed off at? 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 17, 2018 #19 Share Posted September 17, 2018 4 minutes ago, XenoFish said: Perhaps. As for the actual monkey. It will either be caught or killed. This lab was accused of cruelty in 2009 https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=6997869&page=1 Fined in 2017 https://www.wdsu.com/article/louisiana-university-to-pay-dollar100000-over-monkey-abuse-accusations/10352298 They were to begin relocating the chimps to a sanctuary in 2016 http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/world-s-largest-chimpanzee-research-facility-release-its-chimps If some sort of activists released this chimp, it would have been a lot more than just one. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dark_Grey Posted September 17, 2018 #20 Share Posted September 17, 2018 Just now, susieice said: This lab was accused of cruelty in 2009 https://abcnews.go.com/Nightline/story?id=6997869&page=1 Fined in 2017 https://www.wdsu.com/article/louisiana-university-to-pay-dollar100000-over-monkey-abuse-accusations/10352298 They were to begin relocating the chimps to a sanctuary in 2016 Eh, that's sad. Stories of animal cruelty put a damper on my morning... Quote http://www.sciencemag.org/news/2016/05/world-s-largest-chimpanzee-research-facility-release-its-chimps If some sort of activists released this chimp, it would have been a lot more than just one. That's what happened in the opening of 28DL! Spoiler I was going to post a clip but after watching it over again, it's a bit much for UM... Hope they catch the little fella and bring him somewhere he can live out the rest of his days in peace 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 17, 2018 #21 Share Posted September 17, 2018 (edited) It's how Rise of the Planet of the Apes started too. Testing for a cure for Dementia/ Alzheimers. Edited September 17, 2018 by susieice 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ouija ouija Posted September 17, 2018 #22 Share Posted September 17, 2018 51 minutes ago, XenoFish said: You are one salty ill tempered person. Do you wake up every morning looking for something to be p***ed off at? Pot, kettle, black. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OverSword Posted September 17, 2018 #23 Share Posted September 17, 2018 The headline should read: Genetically enhanced super monkey uses mind control to escape captivity, apocalypse looms. 4 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XenoFish Posted September 17, 2018 #24 Share Posted September 17, 2018 5 minutes ago, ouija ouija said: Pot, kettle, black. Who are you and why should I care what you think. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+susieice Posted September 17, 2018 #25 Share Posted September 17, 2018 3 minutes ago, OverSword said: The headline should read: Genetically enhanced super monkey uses mind control to escape captivity, apocalypse looms. Reminds me of "Watchers", one of the best books Dean Koontz ever wrote. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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